Fit a 10" woofer in a 12" hole

[jj91709]

Just found this cool link for those of you that want to mount a
smaller speaker into a box (i.e., if you choose to downsize your box
from 12" to 10" woofers).

http://able-audio.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21_52&products_id=310

They're called custom speaker rings, not spacers which I googled until
I hit the end of the Internets.

Hope it helps someone down the line. Pricing seems affordable.

[Matt Ion]

jj91709 wrote:
> Just found this cool link for those of you that want to mount a
> smaller speaker into a box (i.e., if you choose to downsize your box
> from 12" to 10" woofers).
>
> http://able-audio.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21_52&products_id=310
>
> They're called custom speaker rings, not spacers which I googled until
> I hit the end of the Internets.
>
> Hope it helps someone down the line. Pricing seems affordable.

$11 for a ring made from $1.50 worth of scrap wood?

Okay.

It doesn't address the issue that the a 10" woofer usually requires less
airspace behind it than a similar 12"...

All in all, it's an overpriced non-solution.

[Christopher \Torroid\ Ott]

"Matt Ion" > wrote in message
news:4yJcj.20248$DP1.9081@pd7urf2no...
> jj91709 wrote:
>> Just found this cool link for those of you that want to mount a
>> smaller speaker into a box (i.e., if you choose to downsize your box
>> from 12" to 10" woofers).
>>
>> http://able-audio.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21_52&products_id=310
>>
>> They're called custom speaker rings, not spacers which I googled until
>> I hit the end of the Internets.
>>
>> Hope it helps someone down the line. Pricing seems affordable.
>
> $11 for a ring made from $1.50 worth of scrap wood?
>
> Okay.
>
> It doesn't address the issue that the a 10" woofer usually requires less
> airspace behind it than a similar 12"...
>
> All in all, it's an overpriced non-solution.

You must have missed the previous thread. He has a box for a pickup which
has limited airspace (0.65cu/ft) and 12" holes. This made subwoofer
selection difficult. We were going over some options since he already has a
mono amp which will put 200W into 4ohms, but wasn't nearly enough for the
subwoofers which liked such a small enclosure. So a resizing ring and
smaller subwoofer might be a cool option to look at if wanting to keep the
same box a it opens up the field for subwoofer selection.

Chris

[Matt Ion]

Christopher "Torroid" Ott wrote:
> "Matt Ion" > wrote in message
> news:4yJcj.20248$DP1.9081@pd7urf2no...
>> jj91709 wrote:
>>> Just found this cool link for those of you that want to mount a
>>> smaller speaker into a box (i.e., if you choose to downsize your box
>>> from 12" to 10" woofers).
>>>
>>> http://able-audio.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21_52&products_id=310
>>>
>>> They're called custom speaker rings, not spacers which I googled until
>>> I hit the end of the Internets.
>>>
>>> Hope it helps someone down the line. Pricing seems affordable.
>> $11 for a ring made from $1.50 worth of scrap wood?
>>
>> Okay.
>>
>> It doesn't address the issue that the a 10" woofer usually requires less
>> airspace behind it than a similar 12"...
>>
>> All in all, it's an overpriced non-solution.
>
> You must have missed the previous thread. He has a box for a pickup which
> has limited airspace (0.65cu/ft) and 12" holes. This made subwoofer
> selection difficult. We were going over some options since he already has a
> mono amp which will put 200W into 4ohms, but wasn't nearly enough for the
> subwoofers which liked such a small enclosure. So a resizing ring and
> smaller subwoofer might be a cool option to look at if wanting to keep the
> same box a it opens up the field for subwoofer selection.

Fair enough, I musta missed the previous thread. It's still an
over-priced little circle of MDF. $3 worth of plywood and a few minutes
with a jigsaw will yield equally functional, if not nearly as "pretty",
results, and it can be ready in minutes with no shipping time required.